Jackets Win Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational

ALPHARETTA, Ga. – For the third time in program history, and first since 2012, Georgia Tech golf has claimed the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational title, clinching the 2026 victory on the final hole Sunday afternoon. With a 54-hole total of 16-under-par 848, the Yellow Jackets delivered a one-stroke victory for their second win of the fall campaign.

It was a three-way battle for the title all day between Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern and Southern California that came down to the final hole. As the final groups approached 18, USC dipped into third, leaving the fight between the Yellow Jackets and Eagles. Andrew Ferworn finished his final round birdie-par-par to card a 5-under-par 67 with Albert Hansson right behind him. Hansson executed the final hole to perfection, while Georgia Southern’s Harrison Sewell ended with a bogey to seal the victory for the Yellow Jackets.

With the lowest team round of the day, Georgia Tech finished with four Yellow Jackets inside the top-25 individual leaderboard, including Ferworn and Hansson each with top-10 finishes.

“This is a great win for Georgia Tech golf from our team to our fans, the Golf Club of Georgia, and all our families,” commented head coach Ryan Hybl. “I am extremely pleased with the perseverance of our guys today. They were dialed in from the start and were clutch down the stretch. Andrew Ferworn had a tremendous tournament and I’m happy to see him play well. Albert [Hansson] continues to be our steady force every tournament. Everyone had a chance to contribute this weekend and I was happy to see that. We will enjoy this win and continue to improve.”

Georgia Tech returns to the course for its final fall tournament at the Steelwood Collegiate, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, in Loxley, Ala.

TECH LINEUP – Putting together his best tournament of the season, Andrew Ferworn (Houston, Texas) capped the tournament with a 5-under-par 67, just missing a share of the individual title with a 54-hole total of 9-under-par 207. The senior saved the best for last, playing a flawless front nine to make the turn at 4-under-par. With just one bogey on 11, the Jacket added another pair of birdies over his final seven holes to account for his 67. For the tournament, Ferworn launched 13 birdies to just four bogeys for his 207 and runner-up finish. Ferworn finished just one stroke off the individual winner.  

With an even-par 72 final round, Albert Hansson (Fiskebäckskil, Sweden) played a steady round and held strong under pressure as the Jackets raced to the finish. Hansson had a pair of miscues on the front nine, but was able to move back to even with a birdie on 13 and finished with five-straight pars including a crucial hole 18. Hansson collected his fifth top-10 career finish, coming in ninth at 6-under-par 210.

Both tying for 21^st, senior Kale Fontenot (Lafayette, La.) and Max Emberson (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) finished the tournament at 1-over-par 217. Fontenot recorded a 1-under-par 71 on Sunday to make a large jump on the leaderboard, while Emberson produced a 73, capped by a crucial birdie on 18.

Junior Henry Robards (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) posted a 76 on the final day and finished tied for 46^th (220, +4).

Individually, Brody McQueen (Marietta, Ga.) and Patmon Malcom (Alpharetta, Ga.) carded 74s to finish tied for 41^st and 46^th, respectively, while Eli Walker Campbell (Richmond, Texas) finished tied for 62^nd. Brady Rackley IV (Atlanta, Ga.) tied for 66^th.  

TEAM LEADERBOARD – Georgia Tech became just the second team in the tournament’s 20-year history to win the event for a third time, having previously won the tournament in 2010 and 2012. Competing in a field that featured seven top-50 teams, the Yellow Jackets defeated six nationally ranked programs.

Georgia Southern finished runner-up at 15-under-par 849, while USC claimed third at 14-under-par 850. At 11-under-par, Pepperdine finished fourth, while Atlantic Coast Conference foes Clemson, Stanford and Duke finished fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively. Charlotte was the final team to finish under-par for the tournament (-4) and claimed eighth-place.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD – Holding the 36-hole lead after Saturday, Duke’s Carson Looney hung on for the individual title with an even-par 72 on Sunday. Looney finished the tournament at 10-under-par 206 to claim a one-stroke victory over Tech’s Ferworn and Georgia Southern’s Morgan Blythe at 9-under-par 207.

Three golfers finished tied for fourth at 8-under-par 208 with an additional two tied for seventh. Hansson took home a 10^th-place finish, while Hampton Roberts of Clemson and Jack Buchanan of USC tied for 10^th.  

TECH’S GOLF CLUB OF GEORGIA COLLEGIATE HISTORY – Georgia Tech has won the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate three in the event’s 20-year history, in 2010, 2012 and 2026. Three Tech players have won medalist honors. James White, who set tournament records for 18-hole score (62) and 54-hole score (204, broken in 2014), won in 2010, Ollie Schniederjans won in 2013, and Hiroshi Tai followed in 2022.

Clemson (2006, 2009), Oklahoma State (2013, 2017), Southern California (2008, 2019), Texas (2014, 2016) and Virginia (2016, 2023, 2025) also have won twice. Virginia, the reigning 2025 champion, became the first team to win the tournament three times, finishing 24-under-par last season for a 15-stroke victory. Duke’s Ethan Evans took the individual title. The tournament was not played in the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19.

Tech rallied to tie for fourth last season behind two top-10 finishes from Aidan Tran and Hiroshi Tai.

EVENT DETAILS

Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational

• Dates: October 16-18 (stroke play, 54 holes)
• Format: 18 holes Friday, Saturday and Sunday
• Venue: Golf Club of Georgia, Lakeside Course (par 72, 7,068 yards)
• Participating teams (14): Boston College, Clemson, Charlotte, Duke, Georgia Southern, Loyola Marymount, Northwestern, Pepperdine, Stanford, UAB, UCLA, USC, Virginia and host Georgia Tech

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